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It is truly an exciting time of the year to be in Hong Kong if you happen to be a watch enthusiast.

For the third time, Hong Kong is the host to the haute holorgerie (high horology) exhibition Watches & Wonders, which is to take place in Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from 30 September to 3 October. A strong lineup of 12 renowned watchmakers (mostly under the Richemond Group) would be flexing their engineering muscles to showcase their best products to the keen eyes of the visitors.

Amongst the exhibitors stands one lone watchmaker from Saxony, Germany: A. Lange & Söhne ("A.Lange"). For readers new to this brand, Lengbeau will cover its history in our Legend 12 series (spoilerrr!). Today we will be focusing on a specific brand new model to be released by the German company in this year's Watches & Wonder: The 1815 Chronograph.

The new chronograph has a very clean color palette with silver, white and blue being the dominant hues of the watch face, housed in a beautiful white gold case (A. Lange does not produce timepieces in steel). Featuring a nostalgic pulsometer scale around the rim inside the case, it is reminiscent of a period of time when medical practitioners would rely on it to measure the heart rate of a patient. That paired with the no-frills layout and color scheme of the face makes it feel extra clinical and we wouldn't be surprised to see it donned by a doctor in 2015. The flyback nature of the chronograph also means the wearer does not need to first stop the stopwatch before being able to reset it. A nice function to have if you need to, say, perfectly measure the heart rates of 10 patients non-stop? (Ok just joking.)

Putting the joke aside, when you turn the watch over you'll be able to see a hand-wound movement that makes. Jaws. Drop. This is German watch-making at its absolute finest. What you are seeing here is the Caliber L951.1, an incredibly well crafted chronograph caliber featuring mechanisms such as jumping minute counter and a ratchet wheel for controlling chronograph function. The layered arrangement of the components also gives the movement an extremely 3D-ish feeling, to top things up. Should you wish to learn more about this beauty (or beast, depending on how you see it), click here.

The 1815 Chronograph will be exclusively available at A. Lange & Söhne boutiques around the world.